NEARING THE END of the NBA offseason last September and over 5,000 miles from his adopted home of Denver, Nikola Jokic was playing alongside his Serbian National teammates in the EuroBasket tournament when a familiar face took a seat in the O2 Arena in Prague. Jokic thought he was still weeks away from reuniting with his peers on the Nuggets, but one teammate wanted to get a head start on rekindling his connection with the two-time reigning MVP.
Forward Aaron Gordon took time during his European vacation to surprise Jokic, and he brought his mom along to boot.